Africa

A young mother with her children receives acupuncture in Dera, Ethiopia

Rachelle leading an Acupuncture Training for nurses at the local clinic in Dera

Mengistu, an attorney and former journalist translates for Rachelle

Dera clinic nurses learning about using acupuncture to treat their patients

Acupuncture trainees practicing on one another

Rachelle supervising point location with her students

Rachelle helps her student find the correct point location

The nurses assisting each other

These dedicated nurses treat a deeply impoverished population

Ayanu chooses to leave this needle in for a while

Rachelle with Wenshets, a star pupil

Class photo

Dera townspeople waiting outside the clinic for a chance to receive an acupuncture treatment

Patiently waiting their turn

Dera women waiting together outside the clinic

Doctor triages waiting patients. The sign up list was closed at 465 people

Rachelle treats a patient while acupuncture trainees look on

Patients of all ages received acupuncture treatments

Mengistu translating for a Dera townswoman

Patients receiving their acupuncture treatment

A mother waits with her developmentally disabled daughter

Treating her young patient

A man comforts his wife, one of many early stroke victims

Patients are treated for a wide range of complaints; many resulting from inadequate sanitary conditions and lack of potable water

Husband and wife

The clinic working in teams in order to treat more patients

Rachelle supervising Wenshets as she practices treating acupuncture patients for the first time

After their Acupuncture training, local nurses treat patients under Rachelle’s supervision

Father and son

Wenshets treats a man with a badly deformed torso

A patient babysits so the mother can receive her treatment

The town of Dera

Waiting for a water delivery; a 5 mile walk from Dera. The nearest natural water source is 20 miles away

Traditional Ethiopian houses seen along the road to Dera

Dera marketplace

Women in Dera selling their hand woven baskets

The many beautiful and interesting faces of Dera

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